Common Birth-Related Traumas Caput Succedaneum Cephalohematoma Bruising and Broken Bones Subconjunctival Hemorrhage Bell’s Palsy Brachial Plexus Injury Oxygen Deprivation Fractures
A brain trauma that occurs during the delivery process can be caused by decreased oxygen (hypoxia) and decreased blood flow to a baby's brain (ischemia). A brain trauma during delivery
A birth injury is usually defined as an injury that occurs to the baby during labor or delivery. ... However, if a birth injury occurred because of a doctor's improper
American common law has defined assault as an attempt to commit a battery. Assault is typically treated as a misdemeanor and not as a felony (unless it involves a law
There are three levels of assault: 1) Simple Assault occurs when an individual Applies intentional force to another person without the other person’s consent. Attempting or threatening, by an act
Although assault and battery are often related crimes and discussed together, the two are actually distinct offenses. Florida state laws define the two crimes separately. Assault generally refers to the
Aggravated assault is, in some jurisdictions, a stronger form of assault, usually using a deadly weapon. A person has committed an aggravated assault when that person attempts to: cause serious